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Massachusetts governor proposes improved postpartum healthcare after Lindsay Clancy trial
The proposal would expand free nurse home visits to all 68,000 annual births and broaden screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.
- On Tuesday, Governor Maura Healey announced a $2.25 million funding proposal to expand postpartum support, including free nurse home visits and updated mental health screening regulations across Massachusetts.
- The announcement follows the high-profile mistrial of Duxbury mother Lindsay Clancy, whose case sparked nationwide conversations about gaps in maternal mental healthcare and postpartum psychosis treatment.
- Healey plans to allocate $2 million for the Welcome Family program to serve families welcoming the state's roughly 68,000 newborns annually, with $250,000 for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program for Moms.
- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will update regulations to broaden perinatal mental health screenings, helping providers identify and connect families to care for depression and anxiety, officials said.
- Healey will include these requests in a supplemental budget filing, stating, "We're working to expand postpartum care, identify concerns earlier and connect families to the mental health support they need.
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Tuesday announced new measures to strengthen postpartum care and mental health support for mothers and families across the state, with a...
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Massachusetts governor proposes improved postpartum healthcare after Lindsay Clancy trial
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing free home visits from nurses for every new parent in the state and expanded mental health screenings for new mothers.
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Healey launches push to expand maternal mental healthcare
Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday unveiled a series of measures aimed at improving postpartum mental health screening and support, just days after the Lindsay Clancy mistrial that sparked nationwide conversations about maternal mental healthcare.
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